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DOI | 10.1289/ehp.1409558 |
A Prospective Study of Marine Phytoplankton and Reported Illness Among Recreational Beachgoers in Puerto Rico, 2009 | |
Lin, Cynthia J.1,2; Wade, Timothy J.3; Sams, Elizabeth A.3; Dufour, Alfred P.4; Chapman, Andrew D.5; Hilborn, Elizabeth D.3 | |
发表日期 | 2016-04-01 |
ISSN | 0091-6765 |
卷号 | 124期号:4页码:477-483 |
英文摘要 | BACKGROUND: Blooms of marine phytoplankton may adversely affect human health. The potential public health impact of low-level exposures is not well established, and few prospective cohort studies of recreational exposures to marine phytoplankton have been conducted. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the association between phytoplankton cell counts and subsequent illness among recreational beachgoers. METHODS: We recruited beachgoers at Boqueron Beach, Puerto Rico, during the summer of 2009. We conducted interviews at three time points to assess baseline health, water activities, and subsequent illness. Daily water samples were quantitatively assayed for phytoplankton cell count. Logistic regression models, adjusted for age and sex, were used to assess the association between exposure to three categories of phytoplankton concentration and subsequent illness. RESULTS: During 26 study days, 15,726 individuals successfully completed all three interviews. Daily total phytoplankton cell counts ranged from 346 to 2,012cells/mL (median, 712cells/mL). The category with the highest (= >= 75th percentile) total phytoplankton cell count was associated with eye irritation [adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 1.30; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01, 1.66], rash (OR = 1.27; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.57), and earache (OR = 1.25; 95% CI: 0.88, 1.77). In phytoplankton group-specific analyses, the category with the highest Cyanobacteria counts was associated with respiratory illness (OR = 1.37; 95% CI: 1.12, 1.67), rash (OR = 1.32; 95% CI: 1.05, 1.66), eye irritation (OR = 1.25; 95% CI: 0.97, 1.62), and earache (OR = 1.35; 95% CI: 0.95, 1.93). CONCLUSIONS: We found associations between recreational exposure to marine phytoplankton and reports of eye irritation, respiratory illness, and rash. We also found that associations varied by phytoplankton group, with Cyanobacteria having the strongest and most consistent associations. |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000373833100022 |
来源期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES
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来源机构 | 美国环保署 |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/60275 |
作者单位 | 1.US EPA, Res Participat Program, ORISE, Chapel Hill, NC USA; 2.UNC Gillings Sch Global Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Chapel Hill, NC USA; 3.US EPA, Environm Publ Hlth Div, Natl Hlth & Environm Effects Res Lab, Off Res & Dev, 109 TW Alexander Dr,Mail Code 58A, Res Triangle Pk, NC 27709 USA; 4.US EPA, Microbial Chem Environm Assessment Res Div, Natl Exposure Res Lab, Off Res & Dev, Cincinnati, OH 45268 USA; 5.GreenWater Labs, Palatka, FL USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Lin, Cynthia J.,Wade, Timothy J.,Sams, Elizabeth A.,et al. A Prospective Study of Marine Phytoplankton and Reported Illness Among Recreational Beachgoers in Puerto Rico, 2009[J]. 美国环保署,2016,124(4):477-483. |
APA | Lin, Cynthia J.,Wade, Timothy J.,Sams, Elizabeth A.,Dufour, Alfred P.,Chapman, Andrew D.,&Hilborn, Elizabeth D..(2016).A Prospective Study of Marine Phytoplankton and Reported Illness Among Recreational Beachgoers in Puerto Rico, 2009.ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES,124(4),477-483. |
MLA | Lin, Cynthia J.,et al."A Prospective Study of Marine Phytoplankton and Reported Illness Among Recreational Beachgoers in Puerto Rico, 2009".ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 124.4(2016):477-483. |
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